When in doubt, turn to Brandon Ingram. The 28-year-old forward has been incredible to start his tenure with the Toronto Raptors, and in their NBA Cup win over t

Brandon Ingram hit a game-winner to lift the Raptors over the Pacers, extending their winning streak to nine games. Enjoy the best of Wednesday’s 9-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.

The Toronto Raptors won their ninth straight game after defeating the Indiana Pacers, 97-95, in the NBA Cup behind the cold-blooded jumper of Brandon Ingram on Wednesday. Ingram stirred Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy after sinking the game-winning bucket from the elbow over former Raptors star Pascal Siakam with only 0.6 ticks left.

The Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch the next round of NBA Cup play on Friday, via a dominant 140-110 win over the Washington Wizards. The win improved their record in group play to 3-0, with an East-best plus-53 point differential.

The Pacers led by as many as 11 points in the second quarter, but came up short of winning their third game of the season.

San Antonio Spurs (11-5, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (7-10, ninth in the Western Conference)Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m.